Masked bannerfish
Heniochus monoceros
- Usual depth4–24 m
- Water temperature21–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and October
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Heniochus monoceros, the masked bannerfish, is a marine ray-finned fish, a butterflyfish belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific area.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Heniochus monoceros”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 37 records
- March: 69 records
- April: 48 records
- May: 26 records
- June: 47 records
- July: 43 records
- August: 45 records
- September: 12 records
- October: 74 records
- November: 6 records
- December: 9 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 4–24 m · Deepest record: 100 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Masked bannerfish, Bannerfish, horned coachman, masked bannerfish, Masked Bannerfish, Masked Coachman, Pennant Coralfish, Unicorn Pennant Coralfish
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Cocher, Cocher masque, Hénioche cornu, Pavillon, Poisson cocher masqué, Taurillon du pauvre
- Japanese
- Oni-hatatatedai, Onihatatatedai, オニハタタテダイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 單角馬夫魚, 烏面立旗鯛, 黑面關刀
Other scientific names: Heniochus monoceras, Taurichthys monoceros
Similar species
Horned BannerfishHeniochus varius
- Pennant coralfish
Heniochus acuminatus
- Horned Bannerfish
Heniochus chrysostomus
- Pennantfish
Heniochus diphreutes
- Philippine Kabubu
Heniochus singularius
- Indian bannerfish
Heniochus pleurotaenia
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 1,142 open-data records from 1929 to 2022.
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